Backslide–Big Easy, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Backslide–Big Easy, 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Keetley Junction, UT. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,693 – 6,966 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: SQ Connector Trail 40.68916, -111.46929
Nearest town Keetley Junction, UT

Directions

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Backslide–Big Easy, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 6,694–6,966 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: SQ Connector Trail · 40.68916, -111.46929

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 78°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on SQ Connector Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Big Easy, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Somewhere Elks, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Big Easy, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Round Valley Express, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftBear right onto Sunny Slopes Trail, heading W.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Round Valley Express, heading W.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Backslide, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Round Valley Express, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Matt's Flat, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Round Valley Express, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Matt's Flat, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Easy, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto Matt's Flat, heading NW.
  15. 450 ftReach Somewhere Elks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 450 ftSharp right onto Big Easy, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Matt's Flat, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Round Valley Express, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miBear right onto Matt's Flat, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Round Valley Express, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Backslide, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Round Valley Express, heading E.
  23. 450 ftContinue straight onto Sunny Slopes Trail, heading E.
  24. 100 ftBear left onto Round Valley Express, heading E.
  25. 200 ftContinue straight onto Big Easy, heading E.
  26. 0.5 miBear left onto Somewhere Elks, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear right onto Big Easy, heading E.
  28. 0.5 miContinue straight onto SQ Connector Trail, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F53°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 73°50° 43%
Mon 68°46° 49%
Tue 77°45°
Wed 82°51°
Thu 75°55° 20%
Fri 80°54° 21%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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